Tally Whacker
Not another Mike
Well, I'm not wearing it much anymore, and I need to clear out some closet space so my trusty old RC is up for sale.
It's old, but not used up. By old, I mean it's been riding longer than you have. Never crashed, though. A bit faded, but not fully pink yet. The liner is a bit thrashed down in the boot area, but it is repairable (in fact, I looked into getting Aerostich to refurb the liner and maybe swap out for the new zippers, but I never sent it in).
The good: It's never been crashed. Even though it is 22 years old, it's still in perfectly serviceable shape. I've upgraded the armor to the newer, better TF5 (or whatever it is they call it now) armor and installed a Bohn back protector. If you do crash in this suit, it will do its very best to keep you from harm.
The zippers all work as well as they did when new, and the velcro still grabs as it should.
As I mentioned, it's a bit faded, but I wash and Nikwax it every six months or so so it isn't foul or horribly manky but it does have a few bug guts on it now. Hey- just think of it as pre-installed street cred, right? The reflective strips still light up at night and even after all these years, it still looks like a baggy fireman's suit that never actually went in style at all.
The bad: Despite what Aerostich may have claimed, this suit really never was 100% dead reliable waterproof. The material it is made out of does the job, but the big honking zipper with no z-fold just doesn't do what it should. To be fair, most of this suit's life I rode an RT and never felt a drop of moisture infringe upon my happiness. Now, though, I ride an S1000R naked bike and after an hour or so of riding in a pouring rain I start to get an unpleasantly damp feeling along the front zipper area. I never get soaked, mind you, but damp is still pretty annoying. If I know it's going to be a day of riding in the rain I'll throw a rain suit on top of the 'stich but if it's only scattered showers I'll just ride as is.
Sizing: It's a 44L. That said, it's baggier than a sport coat in a 44, because it's designed to be an oversuit. I'm 6'1" and a bit, around 190 pounds with long arms and legs. I find the suit all-day comfy. In fact, I've done a bunch of 1000+ mile days in the 'stich and never complained about the suit at all.
Now, on to the crappy cell phone pics with bad lighting and terrible merchandise display:
You can see it's fading some, but not too bad:
This is the back protector:
And this is the heated jacket liner that I might also be willing to part with for a few extra dollars:
Now, for the detail you've been waiting for: the price. I'd be willing to part with this well-travelled leisure time suit for a mere $250. You pay for shipping, though. It's kinda heavy and will take a decently large box.
Sounds like a deal? PM me and this fine vintage riding suit can grace your frame.
It's old, but not used up. By old, I mean it's been riding longer than you have. Never crashed, though. A bit faded, but not fully pink yet. The liner is a bit thrashed down in the boot area, but it is repairable (in fact, I looked into getting Aerostich to refurb the liner and maybe swap out for the new zippers, but I never sent it in).
The good: It's never been crashed. Even though it is 22 years old, it's still in perfectly serviceable shape. I've upgraded the armor to the newer, better TF5 (or whatever it is they call it now) armor and installed a Bohn back protector. If you do crash in this suit, it will do its very best to keep you from harm.
The zippers all work as well as they did when new, and the velcro still grabs as it should.
As I mentioned, it's a bit faded, but I wash and Nikwax it every six months or so so it isn't foul or horribly manky but it does have a few bug guts on it now. Hey- just think of it as pre-installed street cred, right? The reflective strips still light up at night and even after all these years, it still looks like a baggy fireman's suit that never actually went in style at all.
The bad: Despite what Aerostich may have claimed, this suit really never was 100% dead reliable waterproof. The material it is made out of does the job, but the big honking zipper with no z-fold just doesn't do what it should. To be fair, most of this suit's life I rode an RT and never felt a drop of moisture infringe upon my happiness. Now, though, I ride an S1000R naked bike and after an hour or so of riding in a pouring rain I start to get an unpleasantly damp feeling along the front zipper area. I never get soaked, mind you, but damp is still pretty annoying. If I know it's going to be a day of riding in the rain I'll throw a rain suit on top of the 'stich but if it's only scattered showers I'll just ride as is.
Sizing: It's a 44L. That said, it's baggier than a sport coat in a 44, because it's designed to be an oversuit. I'm 6'1" and a bit, around 190 pounds with long arms and legs. I find the suit all-day comfy. In fact, I've done a bunch of 1000+ mile days in the 'stich and never complained about the suit at all.
Now, on to the crappy cell phone pics with bad lighting and terrible merchandise display:
You can see it's fading some, but not too bad:
This is the back protector:
And this is the heated jacket liner that I might also be willing to part with for a few extra dollars:
Now, for the detail you've been waiting for: the price. I'd be willing to part with this well-travelled leisure time suit for a mere $250. You pay for shipping, though. It's kinda heavy and will take a decently large box.
Sounds like a deal? PM me and this fine vintage riding suit can grace your frame.